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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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